Kordkuy

Kordkuy (Persian: كرد كوی; also Romanized as Kord Kūy, Kord Kū, and Kurd Kūi)[3] is a city in the Central District of Kordkuy County, Golestan province, Iran, serving as both capital of the district and of the county. The natives of Kordkuy call their city Kard Male (Kard Mahalleh) and speak Mazandarani.[4] The word kerd in Mazandarani language means "shepherd."

Kordkuy
Persian: کردکوی
City
Kordkuy is located in Iran
Kordkuy
Kordkuy
Coordinates: 36°47′31″N 54°06′48″E[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceGolestan
CountyKordkuy
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
  Total39,881
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Kordkuy at GEOnet Names Server

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 28,991 in 7,611 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 38,246 people in 11,415 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 39,881 people in 12,971 households.[2]

Kordkuy, meaning "the neighborhood of Kurds" (formerly Tamiše), is located in the western part of Golestan province. It is connected to Bandar from the north and the west, to Bandar-e Gaz, the east to Gorgan, and from the south to Damghan of Semnan province. Its southern parts are enclosed with the heights of the Alborz (Elbruz) mountains.

Kordkuy was a part of Gorgan until 1979 when it gained city status. The former name of Kordkuy was Tamiše, which was also attributed to the western part of Gorgan. Kordkuy's most important harvests are husked rice, wheat, cotton, and soya.

References

  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (14 October 2023). "Kordkuy, Kordkuy County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 27. Archived from the original (Excel) on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. Kordkuy can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3072083" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. Borjian, Habib (2004). "Māzandarān: Language and People". Iran & the Caucasus. Brill. 8 (2): 295. doi:10.1163/1573384043076045. JSTOR 4030997.
  5. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 27. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 27. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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